2 1/2 year update (long)

October 21, 2003

2 ½ Year Update

A little report from Mother of the First Kid to Use Houston Enzymes

(my claim to fame):

My son started Peptizyde and Zyme Prime 2 1/2 years ago today. He

had a medical diagnosis of PDD, and met the educational criteria for

Autism at age 7 (latter evaluation was while on the diet). The

personnel who evaluated and/or worked with him have agreed the best

descriptions would be high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome.

In the year before enzymes, he had been off of many foods including

gluten, casein, soy, corn, sorghum, eggs, most fruits, many

vegetables, vinegar, yeast, and artificial additives (etc.). As I

struggled through the food restrictions with a then six-year-old, my

strength came from hoping that someone, someday would come up with a

way to help us get off the diet. There were many days when my coping

skills centered on the thought that maybe by the time my son was an

adult there would be an easier way. A year later, when my son was 7

1/2, I found myself sitting in an Applebee's shaking like a leaf as I

let him eat a meal with that first dose of enzymes.

He survived! We continued the enzymes with all foods, with more

testing of the diet. He survived! Within days, it became apparent

that the enzymes were doing much more than just allowing my son to

have occasional " real " food as his attention, interaction, problem-

solving and humor increased. I didn't have to tell any of the school

personnel about what was happening from the enzymes, they...were

eager to tell...me.

One thing I had stopped hoping for was any kind of sibling

relationship between my two boys, but with the start of enzymes,

suddenly it was developing over the course of the following few

months. I witnessed an extraordinary transformation as my son

started eagerly playing with his younger brother. This was the

greatest gift of all, an unexpected treasure I will be forever

grateful for (even on the days they pummel each other, in

a " brotherly " way!).

My son is now ten, still on the enzymes, and also taking No-fenol,

which we added when it was produced over 1 1/2 years ago. No-fenol

resulted in another almost immediate jump in energy level and an

increase in appetite and general happiness. It allowed him to have

an even more varied diet without the awful reactions of old. We

could go apple picking at the orchard again!

We had an IEP meeting yesterday. The speech therapist said my son

has met all of his language goals. These goals were focused on

social skills. I continue to see some things that are spectrum

characteristics, things I hope will continue to improve, but the

difference from where my son came from before enzymes is dramatic and

he is doing well in school.

One trying period recently was with what we believe was him suffering

from a worse than normal pollen season here (the pediatrician said it

was a " horrible " season with three times as many asthmatics as is

typical in her office in the fall). My son's classroom is on the

side of the building which is very close to a cornfield. At the

meeting yesterday, my husband asked the principal when the corn had

been harvested and we learned it had been done right when my son

seemed to be most " out of it " . Fortunately, he is doing well again

and we are going to the allergist tomorrow for testing to see if

allergy shots are in his future. Another change we have made

recently is increasing the enzyme dose to match his appetite which

has increased over the past few months. This might also explain the

return to good behavior, but I tend to lean toward the pollen theory

right now. Increasing the enzymes might have also helped with the

airborne allergies. I do not want to go back to the low dose of

zymes right now to test though!

I had the privilege to help HNI at their booth as a consultant to

parents at a few conferences the past several months. It was a

humbling experience to hear what some people are enduring. My heart

goes out to those not fortunate enough to have the success my son has

had, or who have not had the opportunity to learn about enzymes, or

have been misinformed about what enzymes can do. Shame on anyone

intentionally keeping parents from learning about a possible easier

way - the stress some people are under is beyond my comprehension.

I have recently had the emotional experience of an acquaintance's

child being given a new life with enzymes. This child did not have a

diagnosis; he simply started, at age ten, to have a terrible decline

in both health and behavior. His parents had taken him to

numerous " top " specialists who could do very little to help him. The

mother learned our story through a mutual friend and decided to take

a chance. Her son has gone from nearly non-functioning in school to

thriving, in a matter of weeks. He was not on the autism spectrum,

but had developed a number of problems last year which have now been

alleviated. " He's back! " she told me.

I will put a condensed version of my son's update on my site soon.

If you wish to read our previous updates, the site is at

http:www.enzymestory.com.

October 22, 2003

you can do quite a bit about allergies with some mineral

supplementation

i really would suggest a hair test

zinc esp seems importnat in getting histamine down.

how ever far you have come there is further to go.

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October 22, 2003

Thank you so much for sharing!